Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, took a step of such grave moment last week, as to threaten his own position in the Baldwin Cabinet, and render probable a break in the diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Soviet Russia.
Sir William's act was nothing less than to authorize a raid by operatives of Scotland Yard* on the five-story building in Moorgate street, near the Bank of England, where 1,000 British and Russian clerks were employed by Arcos, Ltd., the trading organization representing in...
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